Corset-clasp



('No Model-)n D, H. TIERNEY.

GORSBT CLASP.

No. 257,106. 1 Patented Apr. 25, 1882.

UNrrLE @rares larnsrr @cette DENNIS il. TIERNEY., 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

CORSETCLASP.

SPEGIFICATIQN 4:tftlahrrningimpart of Lettera Patent No. 257,106, dated April 25, 1882.

i V Application tiled February 27, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DENNIS H. TIERNEY, of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in GorsetClasps 5 and I do hereby declare the following,-when taken in connection with'accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a i'ull, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part ot' this specification, and represent, in

Figure l', a front View; Fig. L, a rear view, the partsin their locked position Fig. 3, a rear view, the parts in the unlocked position; Fig. 4, a side view; Fig. 5, a transverse section 5 Figs. 6 and 7, modifications.

rIhis invention relates to an improvement in` devices for locking the clasps ot' a corset, so as 'to present the accidentalgdetachment-when on the person; and it consists in the construction hereinafter described,and particularly recited in the claims.

A represents lone husk, spring, er steel, on which are the studs a; B, the other husk, steel, or spring, on which are the eyes b, in substantially the usual manner. 'I

0n the back ot' the busk to which the eyes are attached I arrange a narrow strip of metal, C, slotted as at d, and attached tothe principal husk, B,by studsc, through respective slots,v so that the piece G is free for longitudinal movement on the ln: E; B. From the piece G projectionsfextend toward the eyes, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) so that moving the piece() in one direction the projectionsj' are brought over the enlarged part ot' the eye, as seen in Fig. 2,01n in the opposite direction they are moved oi from the said enlarged part of the cye.

The busks are clasped together in the usual manner, while the projections/are oil' from the enlarged part of the eyes, as seen in Fig. 3. Then when properly clasped the piece C is moved to bring the projections f over the enlarged part of the eye and in rear of the headed stud c of the other part of the clasp. Because of thus covering the enlarged part of the eye the studs cannot move in the eye so as to bring the head ot' the studs into a position to pass through the eye and be detached, hence are locked in their place until the wearer shall move the piece C into the position seen in Fig.

3, to open the enlarged part of the eye. In that condition the clasps are detached in the usual manner. The edge of the projections f are inclined on that side which passes onto the open- 5 in gs, the said inclines serving to force the studs into the narrower part of the eye.

To move the piece C, a loop, D, is attached to one end'of the husk B, hinged to the busk by a crossfbar, h. To' the upper bar, c', of the 6 loop the piece C is attached, as shown. The lower part of the loop lies against the busk, as seen in Fig. 4, when in its normal condition-`that is, the condition of closing the eyes. When it-is desired to open the eyes for the in-` sertlon of the studs, turn the loop D up, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 4, which drawsl the piece U downward, and as also seen in Fig. 3.'- y Y. y

.hepeeerlaeing ,made from elastic metal, Serves as a. spring to hold the loop in its normal condition. Turning the loop downward, as seen in `broken lines, Fig. 4, throws the lower end ot the piece C away from the piece B, thus applying the spring, the tendency of 7 which would be to throw the loopback again.

It' the locking projectionsfprcsent only a thin plate over the opening and beneath the head ot the stud, there will he a liability by the twisting strain, which sometimes comes upon the busks, for the head, striking upon the iiatproiection, to Iorcc its way through the opening-that is, pressing the projection away therefrom. To avoid this I turn up the outer end of one or more ot' the projectiousf, as at n1, Fig. 5, and make a correspondingslot, n, in the eye, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, through which that projection will pass and stand in front ofthe stud, as seen in Fig. 5.

Instead ot' the longitudinal movement of the piece C, it may be constructed with diagonal slots, as ata', Fig. (i, which will impart to the sliding piece C a combined longitudinal and transverse movement, and will carry the projections over or away from the enlarged part ofthe openings in the eyes, as indicated in Fig. 6; or the covering-projections may be hinged to the husk B, as at s, Fig. 7, and also hinged to the sliding piece C, so that as the piece C is moved up and down it will turn onto i or ott` from the enlarged prtot' the eye, as indicated in Fig. 7; or they may be otherwise ar-A ranged, itonly being essential that th'ereshall` a locking-piece which may be moved over the eye so 'as to cover the enlarged part ofthe eye to lock the studs or remove therefrom to 5 release them. Instead of employing the sliding piece C as the spring to hold the loop D, .other springs may be applied-as, for instance, the cap E, which lies overthe bar h, may be elastic and xo the b ar dat, as shown, so that when the loop is turned the dat bar will force the spring ontward, and, returning, the spring will hold the 'loopin place. The loop for moving the slide may be either at the upper or lower end ofthe 15 clasp.

l I do not broadly claim a device to lock the stud in the narrower part of the eye, as such, I ami aware, is not new..` Neither doI broadly claim a longitudinallyfsliding piece on the eye 2o part ofthe corset, as such, I am aware, is notnew.

I claim 1. In a corset, the two busks A B, one provided with headed studs and the other with .2 5 eyes having;r an enlarged opening for the insertion of the heads, the combination therewith of a lock-arranged upon Itho husk to which the eyes are attached, but independent of the eyes and studs, and s o as to be moved over and `goclose the enlarged part of the opening inthe eye to lock the clasp together, orremoved therefrom topermittheir separation, substantially as described.

2. In a corset, the two busks A I3, one pro- 35 vided withheaded vstuds and the other with `eyes having an enlarged opening for the inser tion of the heads,"th e combination therewith of a lock'arranged to slide over and close the .enlargedgpart of the opening in the eye to lock 4o the ciaspftogethenor removed therefrom to ,permit their separation, oneor more ot' thesaid eyes constructed with a slot, n, andv the lock .with a projection, m, working through said slot, substantially as and for the purpose described. 45

of the piece C, arranged to slide upon that part 5o to which the eyes are attached, the said piece C carrying a part or projection which by the sliding movement of the said piece Q will carry such part or projection over or remove it from the enlarged part of the opening in the eye, 5 5 snbstantially'as describe( 4. In a corset, thetwo busks A By one provided with headed studs and the lother'with eyes having anenlarged opening fo'theinseri: tion of the heads, the combination-therewith'6o of the piece C, arranged to slide on the part'to which the eyes are attached, with the'loopl D," hinged to the partB and to thepiece C, where by movement is imparted to the said piece' O to cover or uncover the enlarged part of the'65 openings in the eyes, substantially as: deiv scribed. l

5. In a corset, the two busks A B, oneprbvided with headed studs andthe other with eyes having an enlarged opening for the inserl' 7o tion of the heads, the combination therewith? ofthe piece C, arranged forlongitudinal inovl ment on that part to which the e es"are"at.

tached, and carrying projections f opa'ssover' or from the enlarged 'part of the openingsfin' 75 the eyes, constructed with inclines upon their edge next the eye, substantially asl described- DENNIS Hi TIERNY; y, Witnesses:

J oHN E. EARLE, 'LILLIAN D. Bocinas.` 

